Shade and curtain holder



.H. UMPHREY,

SHADE AND CURTAIN HOLDER;

APPLICATION FILED 001.14,.920.

Patented Apr. 26, 1921.

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H. UMPHREY.

SHADE AND CURTAIN HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 14, I920.

1,375,805. Patented Apr. 26, 1921.

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UNITED stares PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY UMPHREY, OF CABLETON PLACE, ONTARIO, CANADA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- THIRD TO ELMER DONALD BENJAIVIIN ROBERTSON AND ONE-THIRD TO HARRY DAVID UMPHREY, BOTH OF CARLETON PLACE, ONTARIO, CANADA.

SHADE AND CURTAIN HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 26, 1921.

Application filed October 14, 1920. Serial No. 416,912.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY UMPHREY, a subject of the King of Great Britain, and resident of the town of Carleton Place, in the Provinceof Ontario and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Shade and Curtain Holders, of which the following is a speclfication.

This invention relates to improvements in shade and curtain holders, particularly to those of the type shown in my U. S. Patent 1346353 granted July 13th, 1920.

The general objects of the invention are to improve and simplify the construction of the various parts to better enable them to oerform the functions required of them. hlore particular objects are to provide an improved form of curtain support which may be adapted to bay windows or windows set at an angle to each other and which will, at the same time, be adapted without changing the construction, to ordinary straight windows. Further objects are to provide simple and effective means for supporting more than one curtain in parallel relation and such means as may enable the device to be adapted to support either a single curtain or a plurality of curtains. Further objects still are to provide simple and effective means for attaching the curtains in position which will not destroy the fabric of the curtain and will be practically invisible.

WVith these and other objects, the invention consists of the improved construction hereinafter described in detail in the accompanying specification and drawings.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a plan view of an improvement of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation, drawn to full size.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of one of the curtain supports. I V

Fig. 4 is a perspective detail of the end of the curtain supporting rods.

Fig. 5 is a perspective detail of the attaching means for'the inner rod.

Fig. ,6 is a detail plan showing the end of the outer rod. I

Fig. 7 is a perspective detail of the end of the supporting bar which supports the curtain rods.

Fig. 8 is'a perspective view showing the ingler side of the outer curtain supporting ro Fig. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view through the portion of the rod shown in Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a cross sectional view through one of the curtain supports in position.

Fig. 11 is a longitudinal section through one of the connecting bars for the inner curtain rod.

Fig. 12 is a longitudinal sectional detail.

I11 the drawings, like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Referring to the drawings Fig. 1 shows a bay window havin a central window A and side windows B and C inclined thereto. Each of the windows is provided with a blind and curtain support, the main features of which are the same as described in my aforesaid earlier patent and which comprise a supporting bar 10 which engages with the front of the window frame and is provided with 'a pair of adj ustable brackets 11 by means of which it is secured in position. Each bracket consists of an eyelet 12 slidably engaging with the bar 16 and provided with a set screw 13 extending through the lower wall and by means of which the bracket is adjustably secured in position on the bar. Extending laterally from the eyelet 12 is an arm 14 having a lateral pin projection 15 and on the opposite side an ofis'et fingerlo, all as de} scribed in my earlier patent. The pin projection is designed to be engaged with a suitable orlfice in the side member of the window frame and when in this position the set screw 13 is tightened so that the bar 10 may be rigidly secured in position. Between the brackets 11 and the ends'of each bar 10 adjustable brackets D are provided, each comprising an eyelet 19 which slidably engages the bar 10 and is adjustably held in position as described in my earlier patent,

the eyelet carrying the upwardly extending arm: 21, the inner edge 22 of which is stralght while the outer edge is curvilinear and at the upper end oi the inner edge "a which is provided with a rectangular end 31 having an offset member 32 which forms with the rectangular end 31 a guide adapted to engage with the arm 21, as described in my earlier patent, the bracket extending forwardly from the bracket D and being formed in accordance with the present invention with a bifurcated outer end tormmg arms 40 and 41 designed to support the curtain rods F and G. These curtain rods as shown in Figs. 8 to 10 are conveniently formed of thin metal having inwardly turned or flanged upper and lower edges 42 and 43 causing the bar to be substantially C-shaped in cross section, the inner edges of the upper flange 42 being engaged by suitable supporting projections 44 on the ends 40 and 41, the said ends being formed also with abutments or projections 45 which engage the outer surface oi the lower flange 48. In this way the curtain bars are supported securely and firmly in position from the brackets E, the position or which braclrets may be adjusted on the bar 10 as previously explained.

To enable the curtain bar to be bent to correspond with the surface or the window to which it is applied or to the adjoining inclinations 01 adjacent windows, the flanges 42 and 43 are cut away at intervals by having slots 46 cut therein. It will be seen that these slots permit the curtain bar to be conveniently bent to any desired inclination but, yet, until the curtain rod is bent, it will serve effectively as a straight rod.

A joint in the curtain rod is conveniently made by forming the rod in two telescopic sections, the flanges 42 and 43 of one section fitting within the flanges 42 and 43 of another section, as shown in Fig. 10. As shown in Fig. 1, each of the angular joints is formed by providing connecting sections which telescope over the intermediate curtain bar. connecting corners for the outer curtain bar. 49 indicates a single connector for the inner curtain bar, having angularly set ends 50 and 51 which fit over the outer sections 52, and 53 of the inner rod. It will be seen that the three sections 49, 52 and 53 might, if desired, be set in alinement and the rod thus used on a single large window, if desired. Alternately, it might be bent at any other convenient angle.

The inner curtain rod is connected to the outer connecting rod by means of locking projections 54 on the end of the inner curtain rod, which have an enlarged head adapted to be projected through and engage with the key hole slots 55 in the laterally bent end 56 of the outer connecting rods, these ends being curved opposite ends of the rod G until they are substantially at right angles to the face of the rods, the inner extremities of the ends 56 being formed Thus, for instance, 47 indicates with key hole slots 57 adapted to engage and lock with the projecting headed pins 58 on the ends of the supporting bar 10. To hold the curtain in position at the sides or" the window projecting pins 59 are provided on the ends 56 adapted to extend into the curtain and hold the same in position.

To support the curtains or other hangings from the curtain bars, a convenient number of curtain supports h are provided each having hook shaped upper portions 60 designed to embrace the upper flanges 42 of: the curtain rods, fitting beneath the same at the back, as indicated, having lower spaced prongs 61 and 62 designed to project into and support the curtain or other hangmg.

In order to provide for extension of the curtain bar for lengthy windows, the curtain bar may be formed in two sections 65 and 66 (see Figs. 1 and 12) theinner section being provided with a spring catch 67 comprising a locking finger 68 adapted to project through one of the series of perforations 69 in the section 65, the locking finger being supported from the flat spring 70, one end of which is secured to the section 66, the locking finger 68 projecting through a suitable perforation 71 in the section 66 and being conveniently provided with a hook shaped end designed to engage the edge of one of the perforations 69. When it is desired to adjust the length of the rod, the projecting hook shaped end of the finger 68 is disengaged from the slot and forced inwardly. This may be done by en aging the finger with the projecting end 22 on the spring.

The present invention provides for its adaptation to a plurality of windows or to a bay window, as previously explained.

It will be seen that by means of the invention herein described, the device may be adapted to windows having any angular relation to each other and, furthermore, that provision is made for hanging a plurality of curtains in parallel relation, all of the parts may be readily attached and detached so that the curtains may be removed separately from the blind and the whole device may be removed as a whole from the window frame.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and many widely different embodiments of my invention within the scope of the claims, constructed without departing from the spirit or scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the accompanying specification and drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

What I claim as my invention is 1. A curtain holder comprising two telescopic sections, each section having inwardly turned upper and lower flanges, the flanges of one section being designed to fit closely to the flanges of the other section, one of the sections being formed with notches cut in the flanges to weaken the same and to enable it to be more conveniently bent, the flanges of the other section being adapted to bridge the notch when the two sections are connected together.

2. A curtain rod having an inwardly turned upper and lower flange, a supporting member having an upturned projection adapted to extend beneath the upper flange of the rod, and a lower turned projection adapted to bear against and support the outer side of the lower flange on the rod.

3. A curtain rod having an inwardly turned upper and lower flange, a supporting member having an upturned projection adapted to extend beneath the upper flange of the rod, and a lower turned projection adapted to bear against and support the outer side of the lower flange on the rod, and a curtain support adapted to embrace the upper flange of the rod, and having lower spaced prongs designed to support the curtain or hanging.

4:. A curtain support comprising a supporting bar, means for adjustably supporting the bar from the window frame, an outer curtain rod having turned ends connected to the bar, said outer curtain rod having slots cut therein and an inner curtain rod having connecting projections adapted to extend through the slots in the outer rod, the said outer rod having further key hole slots formed therein and supporting pins on the bar adapted to enter the said key hole slots.

5. A curtain rod comprising two telescoping sections, each having inwardly turned upper and lower flanges designed to connect with each other, the inner section having a single perforation, and the outer section having a series of perforations therein, a flat spring on the inner section having a pin adapted to extend through the perforations at both ends and having an upwardly turned end designed to be engaged by the finger of the operator, and by which the spring may be raised.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY UMPHREY.

Witnesses:

LETY O. Moonn, WM. FORBES BAIRD. 

